Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Ages: five and up
Parental
Advisory:
None
It was
a massive summer hit and Disney's
Finding Nemo is now swimming onto DVD.
It's the finest family film and DVD this year
and it has wide appeal to family members of
all ages. And on DVD, the film comes with
fun Nemo extras.
For those who missed it, the film is set in the underwater world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is kidnapped by a scuba diver and taken to live in an aquarium in a dentist office. His worrisome and over-protective father, Marlin (Albert Brooks), and his hilarious sidekick Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a regal blue tang fish who suffers from short-term memory loss, make the epic journey to bring Nemo back to his underwater home.
Along the way, the pair meet vegetarian sharks, a jungle of jellyfish, surf-city turtles, hungry seagulls, a helpful pelican and more. It's entertaining family fare that's visual and funny. Parents enjoy the various puns and gags that go right over kids' heads, and the youngsters enjoy the characters and settings.
On the DVD, there are fun looks behind the making of the film and a couple of entertaining short films: "Knick Knack" and "Exploring The Reef With Jean-Michel Cousteau And All Your Nemo Friends." For animation fans, there's the "Review The Art Of Nemo, Narrated By The Artists Themselves." And for the kids, there's "Learning Fun With Mr. Ray's Encyclopedia"; a "Fisharades" game; and the ability to turn a TV into a virtual aquarium.
Finding Nemo is the best family DVD of this holiday season. It's definitely something that everybody will enjoy.
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11/10/03 www.daytrum.com Editorial Staff
